Card-case.



0. LOVELAND.

CARD CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1912.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

IIIVENTOI? E. O L ore/0nd WITNE88SI M M W x W ATTORNEY UNITED STATESPATENT oFmoE.

' EMMETT O. LOVELAND, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

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To all whomz't may concern: r

Be it known that I, EMMEI'I 0. Love- LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kansas City, in the county of J ackson and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCard-Cases; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to card cases, and has for its principal object toprovide a case .of this character, having an identification card holderconnected with the body of the case in a manner to obviate wear of andinjury to the auxiliary member, and adapted for exhibiting cards through'both of its faces. v

In accomplishing this object, I have provided the improved detail ofstructure hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure I is a perspective view of a card case, constructed according tomy invention, showing the loose end of the identification card holder.'Fig. II is a perspective view of the case in opeiied position, showingthe connection of the auxiliary member with the main case. Fig. III is alongitudinal section of the body of the case and the auxiliary member.

Referring more in detail to the parts 1 designates a' card case ofordinary construction, having a long bill pocliet 2, and.

having end members 3 adapted to fold over a central section 4, the endmembers having pockets 5 adapted for receiving cards, or the like. a

6 designates the identification card 'holder, which is preferablycomposed of celluloid, or other transparent material, and comprises asingle sheet of slightly less width speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 8, 1912. Serial No. 708,213.

Patented Sept. 23,1913,

than the central portion 4, the sheet being folded upon itself to form aclosed end 7.

The loose ends of the sheet are permanently attached to the inside flapsof the case, so that they are both permanently anchored thereto, theattachment being preferably made by sewing through the loose ends ontothe body flap, and the stitches being protected by a strip of leather orcloth 8, as illustrated in Figs. II and III. With the holder attacbed'inthis manner the longitudinal edges thereof are open, so that a card (notshown) may be inserted or removed through either of the longitudinaledges. It is apparent that with this construction two cards may beplaced back-t0- back within the holder so that their faces are exposedfrom opposite sides thereof, thereby forming a double holder, as thebottom card can be exposed by lifting the holder and bending sameadjacent to its attachment.

A further advantage of mounting the holder in this manner is that byhaving the longitudinal edges and one end of the holder free, there isno danger of breaking the relatively fragile material of the holder whenthe case is bent or worn from being carried in a pocket. I I-Iaving'thusdescribed my invention, what I claim is new therein, and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is:

A card case comprising a body member, and a card holder comprising asheet of transparent material folded upon itself to form a closed endand open longitudinal edges, the ends of thcasheet being secured to aEMMETT O. LOVELAND. Witnesses IRENE Con, Lara E. COATS.

